CharloNew Brunswick
Statistics Canada places it in the Restigouche census division. 1,386 people live in this town in New Brunswick.
Is Charlo a good place to live?
Buying a home costs less than in most towns (A). Health outcomes fall short of most towns (D−). Safety is weaker too (C).
Charlo is graded subject by subject, but Canadian towns need 2,500 residents for an overall grade.
This town's rent is the 2021 census rent scaled to 2025 by its province's ratio of surveyed to census rents: no rental survey covers it, so its Cost Grade is less sure. Safety less sure: no police service names this town, so its crime figure is the nearest police detachment's, shared with a wider area. No School Grade: this province doesn't publish comparable results school by school. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.
How Charlo grades
Each subject compares Charlo with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
Charlo is graded subject by subject, but Canadian towns need 2,500 residents for an overall grade.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Charlo stand out
The 3 things Charlo does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Charlo.
Charlo earns a D− for health
What sets Charlo apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 25 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical). The three chronic conditions the survey tracks average 24% of adults, above New Brunswick’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (17%) alike. On the other hand, in the health survey, 36% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, fewer than New Brunswick’s 44%. The region’s 2022/2024 life expectancy is 79.0, with women at 82.3 and men at 75.3.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Charlo | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very good or excellent health | 36% | 43% | 52% |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 24% | 18% | 17% |
| Smokers | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 79.0 | 80.1 | 81.5 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Health survey and life expectancy: the Zone 5 (Campbellton area)
Renting in Charlo costs 15% of household income, less than in New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns
Households that own their home make up 90%. 6% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, lower than both New Brunswick’s towns (9%) and Canadian towns (18%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Charlo | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 6% | 9% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 15% | 20% | 20% |
| Households owning their home | 90% | 86% | 74% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020.
On hazards, Charlo comes out behind 89% of Canadian towns
Area-wide: radon tests, counted over the Region 5 health region
More homes than usual carry radon here, 24% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. Fire seldom reaches Charlo: since 1986, 1.1% of the land within 25 km has burned (0.03% a year). Flood mapping exists: a study by Service New Brunswick - GeoNB.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Charlo | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 24% | 20% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.048 | $0.036 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Crime runs heavier where Charlo is policed than in New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 89
A best guess: the nearest detachment’s figures, since none is filed under Charlo
Its police area recorded 19.7 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, above both New Brunswick’s towns (14.9) and Canadian towns (12). For violence alone, its police area’s index was 100, higher than both New Brunswick’s towns (82) and Canadian towns (86).
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Charlo | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 19.7 | 14.9 | 12 |
| Crime Severity Index | 89 | 73 | 67 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 100 | 82 | 86 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: one figure for all of the Campbellton detachment area
Summers stay cool in Charlo: July afternoons reach 23.8°C, below New Brunswick’s towns and Canadian towns
Counting rain and snow alike, 1,011 mm falls in a year, below New Brunswick’s towns (1,121 mm) but above Canadian towns (883 mm). Midwinter nights in Charlo bottom out at −16.2°C on average. Most of the snow comes in January, about 71 cm. For the wettest month, look to July: 104 mm on average.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Charlo | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 337 cm | 310 cm | 141 cm |
| July afternoon high | 23.8°C | 25.1°C | 25.5°C |
| January night low | −16.2°C | −13.3°C | −13.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 182 | 170 | 159 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Charlo)
Charlo skews older, with 31% of residents 65 or over, more than New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns
0.7% of residents came to Canada as immigrants, lower than both New Brunswick’s towns (3.7%) and Canadian towns (6.4%). Under 15: 13% of residents.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 50.9% of Charlo
675 women and 650 men at the 2021 census; across Canada, women are 50.9%.
| Charlo | New Brunswick | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 15% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 57% | 63% | 64% |
| 65+ | 31% | 23% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 17% | 18% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 58% | 50% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; New Brunswick and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Making a living in Charlo
A trip to work takes 20 min on average. 93% of commuters drove, about level with New Brunswick’s towns (95%) and above Canadian towns (89%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Charlo | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 20 min | 21 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 93% | 95% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.
The outdoors around Charlo
National parks are all over 100 km off. The nearest provincial park, Miguasha National Park (Québec), is 6.8 km away. Of the land within 10 km, 22% has protected status, higher than both New Brunswick’s towns (6%) and Canadian towns (2.3%), and the 10 km around town hold 14 protected areas.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Charlo | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 22% | 6% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 13 | 7 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
A normal November in Charlo runs from −4°C to 4°C
Into December, the normals move to −3°C and −11°C. Snow is normal by November, about 22 cm over the month. Expect about 87 mm of rain and snow over November. Over the year, July is warmest at 24°C by day and January coldest at −16°C by night.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −5°C | −14°C | 213 mm |
| Spring | 7°C | −3°C | 240 mm |
| Summer | 23°C | 11°C | 276 mm |
| Autumn | 11°C | 2°C | 283 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Charlo); the forecast is on the Weather page
Guillaume Deschênes-Thériault (Liberal Party of Canada) represents Charlo in Ottawa as MP for Madawaska—Restigouche
Across New Brunswick, 6 of the 10 MPs sit with the Liberal Party of Canada.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Charlo has no public library of its own; the nearest is Dalhousie Centennial Library, 8.6 km away
After it comes Bibliothèque De Saint-Omer (Carleton-Sur-Mer) (Carleton-sur-Mer), 14 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Everything we know about Charlo
Famous people from Charlo
3 notable people were born in Charlo.
About Charlo
Town in New Brunswick
Every figure TownRatings gives for Charlo covers the municipality as Statistics Canada maps it, one census subdivision in New Brunswick.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 1,386 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- New Brunswick
- Census division
- Restigouche
- Census subdivision
- 1314004
Charlo’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
Questions about Charlo
Do people in Charlo speak French?
English and French are both spoken by 71% of residents, where the median of Canadian towns is 8%. French alone: 7.5%.
Who are the people of Charlo?
At the 2021 census, 1% were immigrants and 0% belonged to a visible minority (Canadian towns’ median: 15%). 11% identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What kind of homes are in Charlo?
Mostly 87% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 2.1 people on average, and 31% have just one.
Is Charlo growing?
It added people: 1,310 in 2016, 1,323 in 2021, 1% more, where the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 1,386.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).